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How do I force a restart on an iPhone without a home button? Many users have been asking themselves these questions since the iPhone X - up until today. With the new iPhone generation, we would now like to shed light on the topic and summarize the individual steps.
Restarting the device can often help if a certain process can no longer be carried out. This process is faster than turning off the iPhone normally and works even if the device is frozen - everyone knows such moments. But how can you actually force a restart of the iPhone without the home button? We'll show you. The instructions work not only for the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro or iPhone 11 Pro Max but also for the iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max.
How to turn off the iPhone without the home button
To turn off one of the newer iPhones without a Home button, press and hold the top volume button and the right side button simultaneously until a new window appears. Once this happens, a slider labeled "Power Off" should appear at the top; a swipe from left to right will turn the device off immediately. Once the device has shut down, you can restart it by long-pressing the right side button; press and hold the right side button until the Apple logo appears.
Alternative shutdown: Every iPhone can also be completely shut down via the iOS settings. To do this, open Settings and navigate to the "General" menu. Now tap the "Power off" field at the very bottom – the slider will appear again. Swipe right and the device will shut down immediately.
How to force restart your iPhone X or newer
As described above, this method works on iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. If your iPhone is experiencing problems for whatever reason, restarting it is a good idea.
If the device is frozen, you have to force a restart. Here's how to do it. First, press and release the volume up button. Now press and release the volume down button. Next, press and hold the side button. Do not release the button until the Apple logo appears.
Force restart on older iPhone models
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, iPhone SE and iPhone 5S – Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button. Do not release both buttons until the Apple logo appears.
iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus – Press and hold the Volume Down button and the Sleep/Wake button. Do not release both buttons until the Apple logo appears.
iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus - First press and release the volume up button. Now press and release the volume down button. Next, press and hold the side button. Do not release the button until the Apple logo appears. (Photo by hadrian / Bigstockphoto)
